Anthony C. Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Legs today Front Squats 3 sets of 10 reps 135 lbs Back Squats 10x185 10x225 6x245 One leg leg press 20x1 plate per side, 20x1 and 25, 20x2 plates Lying Leg Curl 15x90 10x100 8x100 Superset with standing calf machine Electron reminded me that front squats are pretty cool, and I was very good at them back in the old days, so I went ahead and did them today. Overall they didn't fatigue my legs at all but completely destroyed my core. What a great ab exercise! Gonna be doing these, probably not first in the workout again though. Completely killed my strength for back squats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Man, I'm loving these front squats. Feels good on the legs, and you have to keep good form first over using more weight. I want some small tree trunks as legs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Man, I'm loving these front squats. Feels good on the legs, and you have to keep good form first over using more weight. I want some small tree trunks as legs. Yeah they were awesome! I used the sting ray though because I'm too much of a Nancy to try snatch grip LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Work on that snatch grip bro. It makes you look like an Olympic badass instead of a questionable bodybuilder. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Work on that snatch grip bro. It makes you look like an Olympic badass instead of a questionable bodybuilder. Lol Haha yeah, oh well. At 5 in the morning there's only like three people there anyway lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Work on that snatch grip bro. It makes you look like an Olympic badass instead of a questionable bodybuilder. Lol Haha yeah, oh well. At 5 in the morning there's only like three people there anyway lol One of which was an old guy....... You know'm sayin, handsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Work on that snatch grip bro. It makes you look like an Olympic badass instead of a questionable bodybuilder. LolHaha yeah, oh well. At 5 in the morning there's only like three people there anyway lol One of which was an old guy....... You know'm sayin, handsome Hahaha gotta love those dudes that just come to chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Grip yesterday: Grippers, all reps done MMS: Right: 1xGM 134, 4xGM 134, 3xGM 134, 4xSM 128, 1xHG300 135, 4xTRex w extended handle, 23 x coc 2 102 Left: Miss 119 2.5, 3 extended handle t rex singles, 5xcoc 2 102, Long hold with 109 coc 2, 3x coc 2 109 Sorinex 2'' rolling handle Right: 10x130, 3x150, 1x150 Left: 10x130, 1x150, 1x150 Rolling thunder Right: 7x100, 6x100 Left 7x100, 7x100 Sidewinder wrist roller: bunch of stuff ranging from heavy to light Awesome workout! After my first close, the 1 rep with the GM, I stopped and said to myself, "I can do better." Put on one of those chez inspirational videos that he loves to watch, and then really psyched myself out. Went into beast mode and destroyed that GM for 4 reps. Off hand sucked as usual. The strength is there, but the weirdness of setting in my off hand just kills my closes. I don't even feel like I don't have the strength to set because I know i do, it just feels so awkward to me. Need to work on it. Decided to put thick bar after grippers since I'm prioritizing grippers right now and don't want to be doing a billion workouts every week and it seems to have went fine. Also, my lower arms are sore as fudge today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSweden Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 What helps me to get psyched up is aggressive emotional music and thinking about things that make me mad. Loud music! The adrenaline surge comes over you like a freight train and its time to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Back day this morning Pulldowns 8x160, 8x180, 8x190 Cable row 8x160, 8x170 Cable row with rope attachment 15x110, 12x120 Chin ups 3 sets 10 reps Machine shrugs 25x2 plates, 20x2, 15x2 per side Hammerstrength row 10x90, 10x100, 12x100 per side Dumbbell rows 8x65, 9x65, 9x65 Excellent workout, strength is coming back. Didn't feel like utter crap this morning. Looking forward to bending and pinch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Yesterday bending in single imp's, 5 yellows. This was too much volume and my hands were destroyed for pinch afterward so I called it. Here's a vid Yellow: http://youtu.be/eDiUiELKnyc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSweden Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I got these tips from David Wigren once. Helped me smash the red in a a few months. 1. Deep breath, hold it. 2. Tense your whole upper body, arms, lats, everything. That radiant tension will help. Like squeezing the bar in benching. 3. As you start to bend, press the end of the nail into your palms, squeeze the wraps tight and move your elbows forward, as if they would meet infront if you. All at once, all through the bend. EJ told me to hold my hits longer and to not lean over too much, that also helped alot. I've never bent any nails from ironmind except the red nail, but I'd guess that the yellow nail would be around where I started. Sledge levers and static holds help alot too. I will follow your bendingprogress mate! Good luck and have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 I got these tips from David Wigren once. Helped me smash the red in a a few months. 1. Deep breath, hold it. 2. Tense your whole upper body, arms, lats, everything. That radiant tension will help. Like squeezing the bar in benching. 3. As you start to bend, press the end of the nail into your palms, squeeze the wraps tight and move your elbows forward, as if they would meet infront if you. All at once, all through the bend. EJ told me to hold my hits longer and to not lean over too much, that also helped alot. I've never bent any nails from ironmind except the red nail, but I'd guess that the yellow nail would be around where I started. Sledge levers and static holds help alot too. I will follow your bendingprogress mate! Good luck and have fun! Thanks for the tips Peter! That is all awesome stuff straight from one of the world's best. I started very weak at bending...green nail lol. But have been improving quickly thanks to a good mentor of the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Nice job on the yellow nail bending. Is that the toughest stock you have? You could certainly bend some bigger stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Nice job on the yellow nail bending. Is that the toughest stock you have? You could certainly bend some bigger stuff. Thanks man. I have some blues as well, but yes as far as 7'' stock goes the yellow is the hardest I have for now. In a few weeks I'll order some J K L M, once I'm bending yellows very easily. Just really trying to get the technique and toughen up my hands for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Today's workout Seated overhead barbell press 5x135, 3x145, 3x150, 3x155, 5x135 Dumbbell flat bench press 15x70 10x80 5x85 Dumbbell incline flies 10x40, 6x45 Dips 8, 12, 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Grip yesterday: Grippers, all reps done MMS: Right: 1xGM 134, 4xGM 134, 3xGM 134, 4xSM 128, 1xHG300 135, 4xTRex w extended handle, 23 x coc 2 102 Left: Miss 119 2.5, 3 extended handle t rex singles, 5xcoc 2 102, Long hold with 109 coc 2, 3x coc 2 109 Awesome stuff here! And good work on the DO bends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Grip yesterday: Grippers, all reps done MMS: Right: 1xGM 134, 4xGM 134, 3xGM 134, 4xSM 128, 1xHG300 135, 4xTRex w extended handle, 23 x coc 2 102 Left: Miss 119 2.5, 3 extended handle t rex singles, 5xcoc 2 102, Long hold with 109 coc 2, 3x coc 2 109 Awesome stuff here! And good work on the DO bends. Thanks carl! Legs today Conventional deadlifts 8x225 6x275 3x275 One leg press 20x2plates 15x2.5 plates 12x3 plates per side Squats 8x185 8x235 Calves, abs Nothing to failure today, just took it easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Last night Grip session Grippers Right: 2xBBGM 138 MMS, 1xBBGM 138 MMS, 3 singles with choked 147 coc 3, Hair Miss x COC3 143 mms, 3xBBSM 128 MMS, 1 more single with choked 147 coc 3 Left: 1x2.5 119 mms, 2xbbm 114 mms, 3xbbm 114mms, 1x2.5 119 mms, 1xGHP5 113 mms, Hold with 109 coc2, Single x 109 coc2 mms Rolling Thunder Right 5x105, 3x105, 6x105, 7 second hold 105 Left: 4x105, 2x105, 5x105, 6 second hold 105 Sledge holds with 8lb hammer Front 15 seconds @ 14'', 10 @ 15'', 2 x 17'' reps Left: 15 @ 14'' 5 @ 15'' 1x17'' rep Rear Right: 15@14'' 14 @ 14'' Left 15@14'' 10 @ 14'' TTK Right 37x7.5, 27x7.5, 27 second hold 7.5 Left 34x7.5, 27x7.5, 35 second hold 7.5 Awesome session. I went full Chez/PeterSweden mode and listened to some inspirational videos and then got really angry and started yelling all kinds of crap in my apartment before attempts. Nervous system was fired up to the max and I am physically exhausted the day afterward from this session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Back and Biceps today Pulldowns 8x160 8x180 9x190 Cable Row 8x150 8x160 8x170 Chin ups 10, 10, 12 Hammerstrength row 10x100 10x110 8x110 weight per side Dumbbell row 8x70 8x70 8x70 Sets of dumbbell curls with the 30's followed by machine curls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 what's a hammer strength row,sounds heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 what's a hammer strength row,sounds heavy Hey Parris, Nah, it sounds way more badass than it really is. It's basically just a plate loaded rowing machine made by the company Hammerstrength. It has a very natural line of movement though and is a great finishing exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 what's a hammer strength row,sounds heavyHey Parris,Nah, it sounds way more badass than it really is. It's basically just a plate loaded rowing machine made by the company Hammerstrength. It has a very natural line of movement though and is a great finishing exercise. cool , you need a strong back to hold the weight when your squatting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 what's a hammer strength row,sounds heavyHey Parris,Nah, it sounds way more badass than it really is. It's basically just a plate loaded rowing machine made by the company Hammerstrength. It has a very natural line of movement though and is a great finishing exercise. cool , you need a strong back to hold the weight when your squatting. Absolutely man! November 26 Bending Bent my first blue DO in singles, went down fairly quickly in about 20 seconds. Also two more yellows. I ordered harder stock Pinch Sorinex 2" block 2hp 5x80 5x100 5x100 3x100 Hub Right 5x44.5 8 second hold 39.5, 8 second hold, 1x49.5 Left 2x39.5 5 second hold 39.5, 4 seconds 39.5. (Wow, where did my strength go??) Pinch block curl Right 2x10x15 Left 2x10x15 Drags with 38 lb fatman blob, also got it a few inches off ground with my off hand Yesterday, thanksgiving Abs, active recovery and 25 min jog Today, chest shoulders triceps Seated overhead barbell press 3x5x135, 5x140 Dumbbell flat bench 10x75 7x85 4x90 Db incline flies 12x40 10x45 8x45 Db incline press 2x8x65 Db laterals 18x20 15x20 10x20 Dips 15 15 10 Seated overhead db extension 4x80 4x80 8x65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 You like the blob drags? Helped me lift my fatman fairly quick after over a year collecting dust. It basically teaches the tendons to adapt to the blob at a lighter load until you're strong enough to lift it. I continue to do them so I don't have to train blobs balls to wall each time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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